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PRAY Every Day OCTOBER, 2003

Bishop Robert Iobst

1. Each day give God lots of your time and attention.  Talk to Him; stay in His presence as long as you can.  It is written I urge…that requests, prayers, inter cessions and thanksgiving be made for everyone…this is good and pleases God. I Timothy 2:1 and 3.

2. Ask God to move college age young people to make plans to attend the great Urbana Mission Conference Dec. 27-31.

3. Today is Oak Ridge Moravia Church’s birthday (1896). Pray for their members and Pastor Bill Campbell.

4. Today is Raleigh Moravian Church’s birthday (1953).  Pray for their members and Pastor Craig Troutman. Ask God to prepare your mind to worship Him in your church tomorrow. 

5. SUNDAY – Two more Moravian church birthdays today: Greensboro 1st(1908, David Fischler, pastor) and King (1924, Jim  Newsome, Jr.). Pray also for the Fall Youth Rally at Grace Church in Mt. Airy at 4 pm.

6. Interprovincial Women’s Board (4 from Northern Province and 4 from Southern Province) meet today in New Market, VA.  Ask God to give them a sense of His Presence.

7. St. Paul said, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of  thy people. Acts 23:5b. Pray often for our leaders: Secretary of Defense: Donald Rumsfeld, Attorney General: John Ashcroft, Secretary of State: Colin Powell.

8. Two church birthdays today: Rolling Hills (1967) Florida and Graceham (1758) Maryland.  Father, give each member enthusiasm for saving souls.

9. In addition to your regular devotional reading, would you have time to talk to God about what he inspired to be written in First Corinthians and read one chapter each day?

10. In 1885 missionaries Kilbuck and Weinland with their families moved into their first house in Bethel, Alaska.  It would be fitting to pray for Moravian Christians in Alaska today.  Ask God to give the both spiritual and earthly wisdom to serve Him.

11. Pray for Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse workers giving food and medical help in Viel Thom, Cambodia where there are many amputees and others suffering from years of war.  Pray many may come to know Jesus Christ.

12. SUNDAY – Prayer Day for World Missions.  Pray also for Moravia Church people dedicating new fellowship hall at 4 pm today.  Also, 7 pm outreach services begin in Friedberg Family Center.

13. 7 pm – Second Outreach Service at Friedberg; it is hoped that you will come and bring someone who needs the Lord Jesus. 

14. Prayer God’s spirit will be present 12:30 pm today at Senior Friends Rally at Friedland (lunch $7.00) Speaker, Rev. John Giesler. Pray also for Provincial Finance Board today.

15. 7 pm Outreach service at Friedberg.  Everybody welcome.  Each night a different speaker: Tom Shelton, Greg Little, Kevin Frack, Tripp May and Jim Newsome (Rural Hall). 

16. Last Outreach Service in Friedberg Family Life Center.  Pray God will inspire many people to make decisions for Christ tonight.

17. Continue to read a chapter each day in First Corinthians and talk to God about what is written in Paul’s letter.

18. Pray for God to comfort Betty Barnes whose husband Rev. Alan Barnes has gone to Heaven and also comfort Rev. Wally Yarborough whose wife, Linda, has also gone to Heaven.

19. THE LORD’S DAY – Ask God to help you to remember both today’s Sunday school lesson and the sermon so you can share  the good thoughts with others.

20. Tammy Byerly (TLENC@aol.com) is back from Mongolia and is willing to speak to your church group.  Pray the students she taught English (Uka, Odnoo, Teegee and Chimegee) will give their lives to Christ.

21. Pray God to guide Moravian Theological Seminary Trustees meeting in Bethlehem, PA today. You are welcome to attend Building an Effective Church discussion 9 am – 4 pm at Hope Moravian Church today.  Father, bless the meetings.

22. Bethesda Church’s birthday (1899).  Pray for the members and Pastor Keith White.

23. Pray again for Moravian College Trustees meeting in Bethlehem.

24. Moravian Daily Text Book suggests we pray for the purity, zeal and practice of the churches.  Ask God to make us good witnesses for Jesus to unsaved persons.

25. Pray often for Rev. Enrique Alcantara (now a Moravian minister) whose work is to start Hispanic churches or cell groups and to shepherd them.

26. SUNDAY – Daylight Saving Time ends.  2 – 4 pm today Provincial Children’s Rally at Advent Moravian Church.  Don’t forget to pray for them.

27. Pray for Br. Donald Siwalozi, leader of the 41 congregations and 300 preaching stations and 62 ordained minister in the Rukwa Moravian Province in Tanzania, Africa.

28. Today pray for Rev. Headie Zamual, leader of the 600 Moravian churches and 17 outstations in Suriname, South America.

29. St. Paul wrote, I make myself a slave to everyone to win as many as possible. I Corinthians 9:19b.. Invite God again today to use you in any way He pleases. Tell Him you trust Him.

30. We will pray for renewal for the approximately 56,000 people (87% Eskimo or Inuit and 11% Danish and 1% U.S. military) living on the world’s largest island, Greenland.

31. Liberia in Africa (3,200,000 people) continues to suffer from the years of war during the presidency of Charles Taylor (now gone). Pray surrounding nations will help them.

Wisdom gained from a recent workshop on Worship:

            Jesus said God seeks people to worship Him.

            Overseas and at home our mission is to persuade people to worship Him. God sent His Son, Jesus, to save us and cover our sins with His blood so that we can worship God.

            God created us to worship Him.

            This is our mission.